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  user name and password? Roger Darlington <rogerarm@freeuk.com> - 2012-04-04 07:33 +0100
    Re: user name and password? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-04 10:20 +0200
      Re: user name and password? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-04-05 00:39 +1200
        Re: user name and password? Roger Darlington <rogerarm@freeuk.com> - 2012-04-04 18:54 +0100
        Re: user name and password? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-05 11:42 +0200
    Re: user name and password? Thom Rosario <thom@nospam.com> - 2012-04-05 09:14 -0500

#8886 — user name and password?

My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his mac 
not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up 
things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff, 
nothing clever).

But now, a year later, he wants to update Carbon Copy (or even use CC) 
and he cant remember his username or password.

Firstly: How many guesses does he get before it locks him out 
permanently?

Is there a way of retrieving this info?

[I'm not a Mac user, I use RISCOS] (which always operates in admin 
mode, there is no other).


-- 

Cheers
Roger
Shoot faster with your digital camera: Get a motor-drive for it.

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#8888

On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:33:10 +0100, Roger Darlington wrote:

> My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his mac
> not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up
> things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff,
> nothing clever).

That's a good idea in any case, and what many of us recommend.

> But now, a year later, he wants to update Carbon Copy (or even use CC)
> and he cant remember his username or password.
> 
> Firstly: How many guesses does he get before it locks him out
> permanently?
> 
> Is there a way of retrieving this info?
> 
> [I'm not a Mac user, I use RISCOS] (which always operates in admin mode,
> there is no other).

What version of OS X is he running?

Booting from the OS X installation DVD should give you the option to 
change the admin password but I think the precise details are version 
dependent.



-- 
Paul Sture

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#8889

Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> wrote:

> On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:33:10 +0100, Roger Darlington wrote:
> 
> > My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his mac
> > not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up
> > things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff,
> > nothing clever).
> 
> That's a good idea in any case, and what many of us recommend.

Aye, I recommend everyone at any level of competence run in standard
user mode, and allow guests and other untrusted users (e.g. kids) far
less. This is standard good practice with any of the good techs I know,
and the recommended way of running day to day tasks in the *nix world.

> > But now, a year later, he wants to update Carbon Copy (or even use CC)
> > and he cant remember his username or password.

Yep, this is why I ask users to write down their admin, standard user,
router/WiFi/etc logins and store them in a safe place. Now and again
they even take my advice.

> > Firstly: How many guesses does he get before it locks him out
> > permanently?

Unlimited by default.

> > Is there a way of retrieving this info?
> > 
> > [I'm not a Mac user, I use RISCOS] (which always operates in admin mode,
> > there is no other).
> 
> What version of OS X is he running?
> 
> Booting from the OS X installation DVD should give you the option to 
> change the admin password but I think the precise details are version
> dependent.

See here for instructions on how to reset one's admin password:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274>
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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#8894

On 4 Apr 2012, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> wrote:

>> On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:33:10 +0100, Roger Darlington wrote:
>> 
>>> My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his mac
>>> not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up
>>> things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff,
>>> nothing clever).
>> 
>> That's a good idea in any case, and what many of us recommend.

> Aye, I recommend everyone at any level of competence run in standard
> user mode, and allow guests and other untrusted users (e.g. kids) far
> less. This is standard good practice with any of the good techs I know,
> and the recommended way of running day to day tasks in the *nix world.

>>> But now, a year later, he wants to update Carbon Copy (or even use CC)
>>> and he cant remember his username or password.

> Yep, this is why I ask users to write down their admin, standard user,
> router/WiFi/etc logins and store them in a safe place. Now and again
> they even take my advice.

>>> Firstly: How many guesses does he get before it locks him out
>>> permanently?

> Unlimited by default.

>>> Is there a way of retrieving this info?
>>> 
>>> [I'm not a Mac user, I use RISCOS] (which always operates in admin mode,
>>> there is no other).
>> 
>> What version of OS X is he running?
>> 
>> Booting from the OS X installation DVD should give you the option to
>> change the admin password but I think the precise details are version
>> dependent.

> See here for instructions on how to reset one's admin password:
> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274>

OK, many thanks to all respondents.


-- 

Cheers
Roger
Teetering on the drink...

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#8913

On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:39:27 +1200, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:

> Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:33:10 +0100, Roger Darlington wrote:
>> 
>> > My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his
>> > mac not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up
>> > things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff,
>> > nothing clever).
>> 
>> That's a good idea in any case, and what many of us recommend.
> 
> Aye, I recommend everyone at any level of competence run in standard
> user mode, and allow guests and other untrusted users (e.g. kids) far
> less. This is standard good practice with any of the good techs I know,
> and the recommended way of running day to day tasks in the *nix world.

I recommend the same with Windows too.

-- 
Paul Sture

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#8921

Roger Darlington <rogerarm@freeuk.com> wrote:
> My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his mac 
> not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up 
> things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff, 
> nothing clever).
> 
> But now, a year later, he wants to update Carbon Copy (or even use CC) 
> and he cant remember his username or password.
> 
> Firstly: How many guesses does he get before it locks him out 
> permanently?
> 
> Is there a way of retrieving this info?

You can boot into Single User Mode and then use the standard passwd command
to change it

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